I'm not so sure: the simplicity of the concept is nice but is-it really simple/nice to use?
I imagine that you could get lost quite easily in an infinite plane, so you'd need to be able to zoom out to find your windows but if you have too many windows opened then you have to zoom out so much than it's becoming hard to see which windows is what..
Workspaces seems a better way to organize your windows (even though it can also be difficult to find the workspace which contain the window you want).
When I think about zooming, I think of how Google maps work and also about responsive web design. That is to say, having differing amounts of information show at different zoom levels. It was my impression that this is how the Oberon desktop works but I may be mistaken in that assumption.
At 1:1, imagine a regular view.
Below some threshold effective resolution, imagine condensed information. Instead of miniature, unreadable windows, one might display a simplified view, say a Metro-style color coded box with -- relative to box size -- a big icon and document title.
Below yet another threshold, condense more, using conventional icons instead of Metro.
At lowest zoom level, display a one-dimensional list of everything. Searchable of course.
Something like a tiling window manager + a nice multitouch trackpad seems like ti'd be a good fit for the description/videos of Oberon's environment that I've seen.
I imagine that you could get lost quite easily in an infinite plane, so you'd need to be able to zoom out to find your windows but if you have too many windows opened then you have to zoom out so much than it's becoming hard to see which windows is what..
Workspaces seems a better way to organize your windows (even though it can also be difficult to find the workspace which contain the window you want).